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THE ORE.GON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY' 7,- 1910. DID TQM RYD iieseused ofhoskdi;;.; . ' ' ' DflD V M P A ? iiuui.iii.u.a ADOPTS PLAH FOR ' RESERVOIR SITES THIRTEEH BEARS Asnm WIFE SAYS MONK HUSBAND A BRUTE EN SEEM BOOKS Pawn Ticket , In His Pocket Called ' for. Physical Di li rector Grilley's; Watch. n Freed from Jail throug h ths plsadlng s of a kind beaqted priest, and arreated araln this afternoon under much mora serious charges, Tom Rydw, a young man It yeara old, now facaa a peni tentiary sentence. - Ryder wss arreated two 4aya ago on a charge of obtaining . money under falee preteneea, Daring ob tained ssvexal artlclea of value and charged them to people be knew bad credit at different stores. He waa al? lowed to. go free on bla promlee that he would work and pay up. :- Thla afternoon two pawn tlcKets found In Ryder's pocketa were taken to the shops and on one of them was secured a beautiful gold watch and chain stolen from A. M. OrUley, phyalcal director of the T. M. C JL Investigation- revealed .that Ryder was responsible for a num ber of Other thefta at the T. M. C. A. and be was . arrested again. Several .watches and rings mlaslng from the ae aoclatlon during the, time Ryder was at the association havs alao been traced to him. He was staying at the r. M. C. A. free till bs could get work some where and choke this opportunity, to t away with a large amount of Jewelry from the dormitory. .' ,' terms ofsiletz ; ? relief; Measure Washington, Jsn. 7. Ths bill drawn 7 thi legal dlrlalon of the Interior de partment for .the Oregon delegation. for relief of fillets settlers,- was given 'ut today. T Tbs' Interior department states distinctly that It will not promise to report favorably on but merely draws it as. an accommodation.. " The . bill provides that no bdmeatead entry on which proof was submitted without protest prior to-December II, 1106, shall bs cancelled merely because of insufficient compliance-with the law . in respsct to residence or cultivation. .when it is shown that the entry was for the exclualve benefit of the entry- man, but that nothing In the bill shall forestall action by the government on aooount of fraud. . . , Park Board Also Lets Contract for Playgrounds' and Ar-; 'J ranges for Park Music; " The park board this morning adopted toe plans of Superintendent Mlschs for the future scenic development of the new Mount Tabor reaervolr sites. None of the park board funds will bs expend ed for the immediate present, , but tho water board will so plan the excavation work on the big baalns that they will lend themselves to the general plan of beautlflcatton suggested by the Olnv stands.. t ".. The rough sketches roads by the park superintendent provide for a beautiful series' of. cascades, 'Water" pools and splashing fountains' between the, upper and lower reservoir. . k. The-board awarded the contract for new playground apparatus to the A. O Spauldlng company. . . -r - - Mayor Elmos appointed CammlsSlon- srs Clark, Lws and Lang a tnusto com mutes to provide for ths park concerts during the ensuing summer. A delegation of property owners from University Park appeared before ths board to . request ' that . Columbia Park bo improved .as early as possible, and that the board allow that locality at least one public concert a week during the Summer months, v Mexican Hunter Smokes V Cave and 1$ Astonished at What Comes Forth. PRICE OF PRODUCE IN SAN Fi RANC1SC0 MONTANA'S SNOW BLOCKADE BROKEN (ratted fnm Leeeed W1m ' .' , Butte, Mont, Jan. 7. Northern Ps clflo . officials hers : announced late to day that the blockade resulting along the line from, ths heavy snows through out ths stats had toen - lifted. They stated thatt between eight and ten Northern Pacific" and Burlington trains that had been stalled In eastern Mon tana would arrive hero between I and 6 O'clock tonight.. These will be ths first overland trains to reach. Butts' sines lOBt l UOSQIT, ; ; r - (Halted Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Jsn. T. Eggs, per dosen- California fresh. Including oases Extras, 18c; firsts. 18c; storsgs sxtras. Buttsr, per pound California fresh: Extras, 15c; firsts, ISof seconds, Jo; storsgs extras, HVic; d ladles, tfo; do firsts, ISo. ' New cheese, per pound New Califor nia flats: fancy. He; firsts. lltto; seconds, 16o; California Toung America: Fancy, lc; firsts, 18c; eastern New Tork, singles llHc; do daisies, lHe; do Qspgon, 11 He: do Toung America, 18 He; storsgs California flats: Fancy, 17 He; firsts, 16 Ho; Toung America, fancy, IS Ho; Wisconsin singles, fancy, llHs. ..- - Potatoes, per cental River Whites, 78080c: for choice to fancy In sacks. with extra stock quotable at 8Oc0tl.lO; saunas, i.zvt?i.4u uregona, si.ism In crates, 11.260 1.80; do sacks, f 1.000 1.ZS. , Onions, per cental Yellow, 8Oe0 11.10. Vl.incv. uv, fcVI. ...... vuwiw, 11.7808.00; fancy. fJ.2S01.SO; tanrer Ines. 7EC081.OO for until, and I1.2SO 1.60 for largs boxes. - , Suit Against Western Pacific. . (United Press leased Wire.) San Franclaco, Jan. 7. Ths first damaga ault to be brought In San Fran olsoo against ths Western Faclflo rail road . was filed hers today by E. H. Haupt, who alleges that he was run down by ax Western Psclf ' train at Orvllle, Cal., and made s cripple for Hff H asks 150,00(1 damages.- .. Santa Is. N. M., Jsn. . tJoss Valdea, who waa rated hers as knowing mors about wild 'animals - he had met than moat of Nsw Msxlco's hunters, left town todsy with a wagOn in which hs will bring to Santa Fs ths csreasses of II bears lis killed yesterday In 10 minutes. 1 Yesterday Valdes built a firs at the mouth of a cava SO miles from here, to which bs bsd traced bear tracks. Hs planned to smoks out brum and. In a fsw minutes had succeeded, - ' , Valdes stood beside ths mouth of ths cava, and picked off ths. bear with his rifle. . A tnlnuts latsr hs bad to shoot again, for a seoond been stalked out ' The hunter jras examining his kill when a warning growl caused him to Jump away from the cava. Three mors of ths animals appeared and Valdes shot thsm all down before ths smoks was out of their eyss. .. Within ths nsxt 10 minutes his rifle had . been called into play sight times and with each discharge ha brought down a bear. Thirteen of the animals had bsen Jlv lng in ths cava i , :' E COULD SUPPORT HERSELF LI AND CHI DREN ON $23 Mrs. W. O. Keller told Count Judge Webster that shs could live very well if her husband, whom shs was prosecut ing for non-support would pay bar 821 par montlv'but Judge Wsbster went It better and ordered Keller to supply V.l per month for her and her two. girls. Ths heart ng was hsld ' this - morning. Denutr District Attornsw Vreeland an- peering for the state aAd'Max O. Cohen for Keller. . Ths. Kellers recently had a Session in ths Juvenile court ' where . Keller complained that his 14-year-old daugh ter Emma Was about . to bs married to Emll Dappen, 21 years bid, with her mother's oonsent : Ths Juvenile court officers broke up the match and Emma went temporarily to the Boys' and Girls' Aid society, but later was allowed to go In the custody of her mother. Keller alleged that his wife would not go to llvs with him on a homestead in eastern Washington and sMd hs had been contributing as much for his wlfs as hs could. Simpson Fine Affirmed. - Judgment of 2 100 fine on William Simpson, Imposed In the municipal court was affirmed by Circuit Judge Cleland on appeal thla morning. Simp son was convicted or aaaault on J. E. Long, a plain clothea man. who had en tered his place of business to quiet a disturbance. Simpson clalmsd that hs did not .tjflrslknow that-Xong , was an officer. . ;j . ' Injunction proceeding will bs Instl tuted In ths stats circuit court tomor row morning by Judgs Thomas O'Day, attorney for a large number of repre sentatlvs merchants and. business- men, to enjoin ths city of Portland, Its exec utive board and the chief of police, from collecting the tsx provided for by the recently psssed Vehicle ordinance. . The legality of tha ordlnsncs will bs attacked In many ways, but particularly On ths ground that it waa psssed as an emargenoy measure in order to de feat tbo referendum from being tskea on It as was done with old vehicle tax ordinance, of which the new measure Is said to bs p radically a duplicate Ths old ordinance waa defeated by referendum vote In ths last municipal election by an overwhelming majority. While the names on ths list of plain tiffs to ths Injunction proceedings is not mads public, it is known to hsve been slgnsd by nssrly svsry businsss rirm ar fee ted. and none operating wsgons are exempt from the tsx. At ths hesd of ths movement is a committee selected by tho various branojies of the business interests In the city and composed of Senator Dan Kellaher. W. P. Olda, J. Dannels and J. V. Strange. It is hsld that if ths ordlnsncs re mains In effect the expenss of operating free delivery wagons will bs so great that ths burden cannot bs borne by ths businsss firms, but will havs to bs paaaed on to their ouatomera The old vehicle ordlnanoe taxed only vehicles operated for hire. The new one includes everything drawn by animals, excepting pleasure rigs. It affects automobiles only as' far as those that are operated for hire. 0. R. & N. STARTS FIVE ' CONDEMNATION SUITS V . f - . ... Ths Orecon Railroad St Navigation company has Tiled five condemnation Suits In ths circuit court against prop erty owners on ths 3t Johns-Troutdsls ;lne, having been unable to agree on the price to be, paid. 'The defendanta and the sums the eompany alleges would be a fair price for the land are as follows: F. H. Crane and Mary E. Crane, S1000J John Allesslna and Nelllp Aneaalna, 1600;. A. Krenenberg and Sarah Kronenberg, 608; Rosoos R. Mor rill and P. Mature, -1160; J. W. Town aend and Carrls Townsend, (1000. CHAMBER PREPARES FOR BIG ELECTION Ths Chamber of Commerce is todsy sending out Invitations for its annus! banquet and notlcs of ths meeting; for ths election of officers and seeding of reports which will bs held at ths Com merclal club, Wedneaday, January 12. Ths banquet win begin at 1:20 n. m. It will bs entirely Informal. After the feast, reading of the reports of the officers and committees will be listened to and then will come the election of officers and trustees to be followed by short . addresses by prominent citlsens and members. W, H. .Moors, sx-presldent of ths Ors gon Trust A Ssvings bank, filed In' ths circuit court todsy through his attorney, ex-Senator C, W. Fulton, a petition In which hs charges Receiver Devlin of the Oregon Trust A Savings bank with dissipating ths assets of ths defunct In stitution and conducting the affairs of the receivership In a negligent msnner. Ths object of the petition is to com pel Receiver DevUn to. allow Moqro and J. W. Ferguson, ths accountant, to ex am Ins the booka of tho bsnk and of ths receiver, formsl application to examine the D0oks having been; denied by the re ceiver. Moore alleges In ths petition filed to day that hs expects to be able to ahow by the booka that the bank waa not In solvent In August 107. the date upon wmcn ne is charged with receiving de posits knowing ths bsnk to be Insolvent. Ki-Ki, on His Part. Says He Was Too Good to Her and She Found an Affinity. VETERAN MINISTER GOES TO HIS REWARD ReV. James Henry Bascomb I Royal, one of ths vetersn ministers of ' ths Methodist .church in Oregon, psssed away at his horns at Mount Tabor yes terday afternoon after an Illness of several months. Rev. Mr. Royal at one tlms wss pastor for the whole district between ths Columbia and Clackamas rlvsrs and the Willamette river and the Caacade mountains, then known aa tho Mllwaukie diitrlct. An lllnesa which left him blind while still in his prime and which mads him a suffsrer up till the tlms of his desth and which- resulted Indirectly from an attack of measles which hs had when only a few years of sge, waa what final ly brought about the ' death of this pioneer. He was born In Illinois, In April, 1820, .and had been In Oregon sines 1868. . Hs first tsught school In Jscksonville, Or., and In 1864 wss voted Into the Oregon conference. He was first mads ths principal of the Umpqua acad emy, then one or the Methodist schools. After that tlms hs waa paator of a number of districts until In 1878, when he was atrlcken blind through a cold which aettled in his syss. Rev. Mr. Royal la aurvlved by his wife, four children, two brothers and a sister. Ths funeral aervices will be held from the Sunnyslde Methodist church tomorrow at S o'clock. 18,960 BROUGHT HERE BY OCEAN GOING BOATS Passengers arriving ' in Portland on ocean going vessels during the yesr 1109, according to tho annual report of Harbormaster J. Spsler, were 18,880, hlle those - which departed on ocean going veaaela during ths same period were 26,908, Wheel Thief Gets 30 Dave. Vancouver. Wash., Jsn. 7. Chsries M. Smith, a soldier, who wss arrestsd charged with ths theft of a bicycle, wss found guilty and given a Jail sentence of 80 days by ?udgs Blgham yester day. ' v - rlTnlt Proa LumS Wlra ' Seattle, Jan. .7. That masquerading lsu,s, .monkey man", had gradually changed - her . husband Into , a brute Is ths chargs mads by his wlfs against Harry I Btlts, who became a landmark On the exposition grounds last summer through his antlca Judgs LIndssy, aftsr listening to ths evidence, today granted a decree of di vorce and alimony. Bllts Is now said to bs in Portland, earning ,100 a month In front of ons of ths chssp theatres as a business gsttsr. Mr. Bllts told ths court that hsr bus- bsnd had been in ths "monkey"' bus! ness for many years, and that hs had grown mors brutal In his attltuds with ths paaaage of time. "I grew to regard htm more as bruts thsn as a husband, and lost my lovs for blm through his cruelty to me, shs said. 7 Bllts put In eight hours a day In front of ons of the Pay Streak shows. bedecked In barbarlo apparel, with blackened face, armlets and legleta, eer rlngs and a moat ferocious though loans expression. Harry L. Bllts, ss hs Is known In private life; Ki-Ki as be used to be known during the old days of the Trail at the Lewie and Clarke sx position; who Is now Introducing his quaint chant of bub-a hub-a hub-e in front of ons of ths local moving plcturs shows, ad' mlts that wlfs hss secured a divorce from him In Seattle, and tells the story of his domestlo shipwreck with tears washing sway the greaae paint on his face. Bllts aaya his wlfs hss been the one bright light that shone on his path and that ths little) seven-year-old son was his greatest treasure. He says he alwaya made good money, owned a good home In Seattle and that every dollar he made went Into the handa of his wife for safekseplng. When ths Pay Streak closed, with ths A.-T.-P. exposition, Bllts went to Ssn Francisco to glean added dollars during ths Portola festival. His wife ktsssd his goodbye and bade him write every day. When he returned several weeks later shs had sold tho home and told him frankly she had: mat anothsr man, without whom she could never be happy. Bllts introduced her to a lawyer and put no obstacle in ths way of her re cree. , .. Fruit Men's Proceedings.' , '(United Frees Usees Wn.) Denver, Jan. 7. The name of C X. Bills of Sacramento wss slated todsy by the nominating committee of the Western Fruit Jobbers', In seaalon here, as director of the organisation for the coming year. Sacramento and -Bt Louta' are said to have an even chance for getting next year's convention. Ths Jobbers today Indoraed the Lafaen bill creating a standard apple box ' to bo ussd by fruit dealers. Journal want ads bring results. Charles Wong Fong Will C: Brought Back From San -r Francisco to Answer. , Charles Wong . Fong ' hss bscoms Americanised to too great an extent, and aooordlngly the polios-of - Portland have in their poasession a warrant for his arrest, charging him with having absconded with 18000 In cold cash. Charles Wong Fong worked for the Wong Lam company, general merchan dise at Second and Oak atroeta The Wong Lam company is - composed of Wong Lam and Wong Chung. One night the bosses went away and left 18000 In ths safe. The next morning the safe was open and the 18000 and Charley Wong Fong were gone. . Search was msds for the missing money and the missing man. and the man was located in Ssn Francisco. A -warrant waa lamed for. his arrest and an officer will bring him back to Port land to atand trial for his theft PERSONAL W. H. Ecclea. president of the Hool' River Railway company, of Hood River, Or..- la a guest at ths Hotel Orsgon. ' W. H. Grant and wife and two daugh. ters, registering from Victoria. B. C are at the Hotel Oregon. Tom Qreenough, the Missoula, Mont., railroad contractor, Is at the Hotel Ore gon. . .. 3 r ' ' i L, H. McMahon. an attorney of Salem. Or.; is a guest at ths Imperial hotel. T. H. Curtis, a capitalist of Aatorla. Or., Is registered at the Imperial hotel today. . ; . . , , r Charles T. Early, a railroad man of Hood River, Or., Is St the Imperial hotel. Mrs. B. F. Stone, well known as ths wealthiest woman In csntrsl Wsshtng ton, Is at ths Hotel Seward with her two daughters. Misses Ruth and Edna Stone. She registers from Walla Walla, Wash. W. A- Howell, a banker of Carlton, Wash., and family,, ars guests at ths Norton Is hotel.' Francis B. Clarks, former president of ths Astoria Columbia River railroad, Is at the Nortonla hotel. H. O. Klopp, a lumberman of Aatorla, Or., Is at the Nortonla hotel with bJs wife. .' .'" V ..- B. E. Palmar, one of the officials cf the Northern Pacific, Is a guest at ths Hotel Portland. Mr. Palmer registers from Taeoma, Wash, 't ; , i . Thomas Prince,) walnut grower of Dundee, Or is a guest at ths Hotel Portland. - " R. B. Porter, of Porter Bros., builders of ths Deschutes Oregon Trunk line, is st the Hotel Portland. Mr. Porter reg isters from Spokane, Wash, ; . Wallace Munro, advance agent for Olga Nethersobvl" at 'the Hotel Port land. - " 1 "f ' Mrs. Marshsll Chant, Spokane, Wash., society leader, Is a guest at ths Hotel Portland. A. L. Ruff, general agent of the S. P. ft 8 at Spokane,- Wash., is In the city todsy and visiting with the railroad fra ternity. . : ,.' '" ' E. EL Ellis, general agent of the Har- rlman lines at Seattle, 'Wash... was In the-city this morning on ths way horns from an extended eastern trip. i GMEAT CLE 4- MM ELLM(Ep Leadtof OofflMeip pjsjjgj - t I 1 ) The sale in whose advertising there is not permitted ANY exaggeration or misleading statements. is GENUINE. Men's Suits $40.00 SUITS ARE NOW. ... .. ..$30.00 $35.00 SUITS ARE NOW. ... . .$25.00 $30.00 SUITS ARE NOW $22.50 $25.00 SUITS A&E NOW .$18.75 $20.00 SUITS ARE NOW. . . : . .. .$14.85 Men's Overcoats $40.00 OVERCOATS, NOW . . . . . . $30.00 $35.00 OVERCOATS, JNOW. . . . . .$25.00 $30.00 OVERCOATS,, NOW. . .. $2250 $25.00 OVERCOATS, NOW. . . . . ;$18.7$ $20.00 OVERCOATS, NOW. . . . . .$14.85 Boys' Suits $20.00 UITS ARE NOW $14.85 $10.00 SUITS ARE NOW $ 7.95 $ 7.50 SUITS ARE NOW. $ 5.95 $ 5.00 SUITS ARE NOW $ 3.95 $ 3.95 SUITS ARE NOW. ;....,.$ 2.85 Every REDUCED PRICE quoted Boys' Overcoats $20.00 OVERCOATS; NOW.r, . . $14.85 $15.00 OVERCOATS; NOW; it; $12.50 $18.00 OVERCOATS, NOWA. . . . .$13.85 . $10.00 OVERCOATSNOW. h .$ 7.95 ' $ 6.00 OVERCOATS, NOW. , . . . ,$ 4.95 . ; i h I BLACKS AND BLUES NOT INCLUDED A SLIGHT REDUCTION ONLY Men's Fancy Vests Men's Union Suits Misses' Capes, Coats Men's Itoii $6.00 VESTS ARE NOW .$4.00 $5.00 VESTS ARE NOW... .$3.50 $4.00 VESTS ARE NOW. ........ .$00 $3.00 VESTS ARE' NOW $2.00 2.50 VESTS ARE NOW. . ; $1.65 $5.00 UNION SUITS, NOW. .... ..$3.50 $3.50 UNION SUITS, NOW $2.50 $3.00 UNION-SUITS, NOW $2.25 $2.50 UNION SUITS, NOW. . . .:. .$1.65 $2.00 UNION SUITS NOW . . .$1.50 $20.00 CAPES ARE NOW $10.00 $15.00 CAPES ARE NOW........ $ 7.50 $25.00 COATS ARE NOW. $16.65 '$20.00 COATS ARE NOW. ..... . $13.65 $10.00 COATS ARE NOW. . . . ... .$ 6.65 $10.00 TROUSERS, NOW. ....... .$7.95 $ 8.00 TROUSERS, : NOW , C & I, . . $6.50 . $ 6.50 TROUSERS,fNOWW; ,V!. $5.35 - $ 5.00 TROUSERS, NOW 4 . .$3,95 ; $ 4.00 TROUSERS, NOW. ....... .$3.25 MEN'S NECKWEAR REDUCED KNEE PANTS , ' REDUCED BOYS' SWEATERS REDUCED UNDERWEAR REDUCED MEN'S SHIRTS REDUCED To, make a long story short, jthere1 are STARTLING REDUCTIONS in EVERY DEPARTMENT P T.frjOGET-THE AUTOMOBILE CONTEST is still on-ends February 10. If you want your little friend to have a REAL AUTO, that will run 10 miles an hour, giye him your votes. They cost you nothing. . See them in our windows. i NG LEADING CLOTHIER